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Lip Scrub

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But demand is soft, at -32.5% this quarter, so Lip Scrub is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 10% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +11 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$1.5M/yr2.2M searches / yr
90-day growth
-32.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 85 sellers

Flapen Score

Lip Scrub against its category

The dotted line is the Beauty & Personal Care average. Past it, Lip Scrub is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Lip Scrub market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Lip Scrub 2.2M times last year and spent an estimated $1.5M. The top 5 brands take 63% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -32.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $1.5M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.2M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-32.5%
Conversion, latest week
7.4%
Market size, estimated
$1.5Ma year
Peak month
December2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
lip scrub1.2M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $9.45.

Listings sell for $9.45 on average, from $2.73 to $27.81. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At $9.45 that is $47K to $57K a year per listing.

Average price
$9.45under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$2.73–$27.81
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
$47K–$57K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #58 within Lip Care. It carries 3,069 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.5%
Average rank
#58in Lip Care
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
3,069per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 4 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 4 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
4Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
48 months

Products

Top Lip Scrub products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$77K$153K$230K$306K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

85

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

32%

  • Handmade Heroes22%
  • e.l.f.20%
  • New prominent8%
  • EJW7%
  • Brooklyn Botany6%
  • eos5%

Demand

Lip Scrub search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

80K60KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Lip Scrub search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • lip scrub1.2M/yr
  • lip exfoliator215K/yr
  • lip scrubber exfoliator240K/yr
  • lip scrub for dark lips51K/yr
  • lip exfoliator scrub83K/yr
  • lip scrub exfoliator56K/yr
  • lip scrubber55K/yr
  • lip exfoliant27K/yr
  • lip scrub and mask set56K/yr
  • lip scrubs30K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lip Scrub

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Functionality-Overall10%−0.11

Didn't work very well

Did not work

also doesn't really work as advertised

Value For Money8%−0.02

Not worth the price

expensive

WASTE OF MONEY

Smell8%

it has a weird smell to it

Smelled bad

it smells rancid

Moist/Dry7%+0.78

This product does not dry

Not hydrating at all

didnt even moisturize me

Jamming/Clogging3%−0.03

this clogs very easily

Gets clogged

Clogged tube

Love

Soft Feel19%

Feel so soft

Smoothness

goes on smoothly

Moist/Dry15%+0.78

Super hydrating

Great hydration

Very hydrating

Smell12%

Love the scent

Smooth and great scent

It smells divine

Quality-Overall10%+0.75

Great product and see results instantly

Great kit

Excellent product

Cleansing6%+0.47

Exfoliates well

It really does the job of gently exfoliating my lips

It definitely actually exfoliates

Return

0.5% Return rate 26% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall33%▇▇█▇█▆

Didn't work very well

Did not work

also doesn't really work as advertised

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%▅▅▆███

Not as advertised

Not as described

This is not whats pictured

Moist/Dry6%▆▅▆▄█▅

This product does not dry

Not hydrating at all

didnt even moisturize me

Product Condition5%▆█▅█▇▇
Smell5%██▄▄▆█

it has a weird smell to it

Smelled bad

it smells rancid

FAQ

Common Lip Scrub questions

Answered from the same tracked data.